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US Cellular switching to tiered data plans with LTE on track for November

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by Harold Williams on
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Are all the carriers playing follow the leader? Perhaps it’s more a setup of falling dominos. Following the pack, US Cellular announced in an earnings call that they will be moving to tiered data plans. No hard details on those plans are known at this time.

US Cellular also pointed out they’re still on track to bring 4G in November, with at least one LTE enabled smartphone to hit around the same time. Is this announcement of tiered data hitting alongside 4G due to congestion fears? Since all the carriers seem to be falling suit there must be a good reason for it right?

The end of tiered data just doesn’t feel right, but I’m trying to understand and appreciate where the carriers are coming from. Currently, I seem to be a 2 gig a month guy using as much WiFi as I can while at home or work, but this may change. Now that we can stream Netflix on our phones and enjoy our music streaming from the cloud I can see why carriers are trying to manage the data. I’d have to guess with 4G hitting more areas there will be more applications to take advantage of this experience and use even more data.

What do you think about this and how much data are you currently using monthly?

[via engadget]

US Cellular adding 7 more Android smartphones and tablets by end of 2011

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by Jesse Bauer on
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Within the next few months, and working towards the end of 2011, US Cellular has announced its plans to launch another 7 Android devices to their roster of smartphones and tablets. The following manufacturers are said to be bringing the Android goodness to US Cellular, which include three devices from HTC (2 smartphones and a tablet), one smartphone from Motorola (4.3 inch 1GHz), one smartphone from LG with a 1GHz processor and 4 inch display (LG Optimus Black?) and a couple of mid-range Android devices from Samsung and Huawei.

This will round out a good selection of Android devices for US Cellular customers to choose from.

[via us cellular]

Dual-screened LG Genesis heading to US Cellular

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by Robert Nazarian on
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One thing you can say about Android is there are a lot of choices and form factors. I think that is a great thing because everyone is different and choice is good.

LG is bringing back the enV design with a new phone called the Genesis. It is a clamshell phone with dual screens and a QWERTY keyboard. The outside screen is 3.5-inches and the inside screen is 3.2-inches. Both support 800×480 resolution.A 5 megapixel camera is on board as well as a 1GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon processor and a 1500 mAh battery.

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Samsung Mesmerize finally gets Android 2.2 update from US Cellular

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by Jesse Bauer on
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A couple months back now, US Cellular made their updating intentions known on facebook by letting everyone know approximately when we’d be seeing Android 2.2 Froyo on their devices. They have finally made good for Samsung Mesmerize owners who have been waiting much longer than some of the other device owners have. US Celluar said they would have the Froyo update available “around March”, so a little late, but at least it’s here. The update is available to download at US Cellular at the source link below.

[via uscellular]

U.S. Cellular has Buy One Get FIVE Free Android smartphones offer

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by Jesse Bauer on
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U.S. Cellular has an awesome deal on right now, that will be hard to justify not acting on. You can buy a Samsung Mesmerize (Galaxy S) and get FIVE more Android smartphones for FREE! I said FIVE for FREE! The only couple of catches here, and you know there’s always a catch with something this cool, is that the 5 free phones you’ll get have to be the LG Optimus U. It may not be the greatest, fastest smartphone out there for Androids, but it’s a pretty capable device regardless, and you can get 5 of them for free. That with the Mesmerize puts you at a different phone for 6 days out of the week, or you could be the nice guy and give them out to family or friends too.

Almost forgot, the other catch, of course, is that you need to sign another 2 year agreement. Oh well.
The LG Optimus U features the following;

  • Android 2.2
  • 32GB MicroSD support
  • 2GB microSD included
  • 3.2megapixel camera
  • Wi-Fi
  • portable hotspot capabilities

Click here to see the full Press Release below.

Android 2.2 update schedule for U.S. Cellular devices

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by Jesse Bauer on
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U.S. Cellular has finally decided to bring it’s line of Android devices up to Android 2.2, even if that’s so 2010. U.S. Cellular mentioned their intentions for release timelines on their facebook page as stated below;

We’re working with Samsung, HTC and LG to provide Froyo (Android 2.2) upgrades for all of our Android-powered phones. The Acclaim upgrade will be available by the end of next week, and customers with the Desire will be able to upgrade their device by the end of this month. The Apex and Mesmerize will be ready for upgrades around March. Download details coming next week. Thanks for your patience.

Froyo finally for U.S. Cellular customers, now let’s see how long it’ll take for Android 2.3.

[via facebook]

US Cellular to offer all phones free on contract from December 17th to the 24th

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by Tyler Cunningham on
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If you’re a US Cellular customer who needs to renew their contract, or are considering switching over to the carrier, perhaps this little deal will entice you. The company announced today via press release that they will be offering all devices for free with a new 2-year contract from December 17th to December 24th, 2010.

That’s not all, folks. They’re also offering a $100 credit if you purchase a smartphone, whether you’re a new or existing customer just adding a new line. Pretty sweet deal, huh?

Continue after the break for the full press release, which has all the juicy details about this offer.

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U.S. Cellular Launching LG Optimus U December 13 for Free

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by Jesse Bauer on
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U.S. Cellular has announced its plans to launch the LG Optimus U, otherwise known as the LG Optimus One, to its lineup on December 13th available in stores and online at uscellular.com. The cost…nothing. You’ll get it for free (after a modest $80 mail-in rebate).

The LG Optimus U features the following;

  • Android 2.2
  • 32GB MicroSD support
  • 2GB microSD included
  • 3.2megapixel camera
  • Wi-Fi
  • portable hotspot capabilities

Check out the full Press release for more information below.

AT&T the worst mobile carrier according to consumers, iPhone users particularly displeased

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by Tyler Cunningham on
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Well, the people have spoken, at least according to one poll by Consumer Reports about consumer satisfaction with mobile carriers. AT&T is now ranked dead last with customers, followed by T-Mobile, then Sprint, then Verizon, and topped off by U.S. Cellular.

A lot of the flack AT&T is receiving is coming from iPhone customers, who were “much less satisfied” with the service when compared to other smartphone owners on the same network. Perhaps those T-Mobile ads about AT&T’s service aren’t so slanderous after all?

[via CNN]

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